legendries

noun

plural of legendry
as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry

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  1. mythologies
  2. traditions
  3. folklores
Noun
  • But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
  • The threads that formed country music The American West generated its own mythologies.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of mythologies
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  • The writers of the Beat generation adopted ideas and images from cultural traditions ranging from Buddhism to jazz.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026
  • The finished piece becomes a small keepsake tied to one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable craft traditions.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of traditions
Noun
  • The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Definition of folklores
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